The Portland daily press., 1887-10-19
THE FOREIGN BUDGET.
Sympathy for RouIanger and an
Ovation for Gladstone.

LONDON, Oct. 1S.-fhe disturbances Gre
ated by the unemployed persons vino
frequent Trafalgar Square still continue
number of unemployed workingmen met in
Hyde Park to day and had a collision with
the police. The mob, after serious con-
hict, drove the police back.
sympathy for BouIanger.
PARIS, Oct. 18.-Gen. Boulanger has re-
ceived thousands of missiyes from all parts
of France expressing sympathy for him. A
demonstration in his favor was made in
Mines, on the occasion Of the opening of the
college there, by NJ. Spuller, Minister of
Public Instruction. The crowd shouted:
'Vive Boulanger" and the bands played
Boulanger airs. The Matin states hat
President Grevy refuses to sign the order
dismissing General Caffarel from the army
for dyshonorable conduct The Gaulois says
the Judicial inquiry proved that Gen. Caf-
farel was not guilty of herharge of traffick-
ing in decorations. The Petit Journal de-
teryene in the Wilson affair. 1t is monstrous,
the paper says, that Wilson should be allow
ed to take advantage of his privileged posi-
tion as son. .in-law Of the President to defy
the law and to transform the Elysee into
doubtful agency.
6FittSn comment.
The Standard says editorially this morn
ing; "All Englishmen win echo the just
language of the American minister. who was
present, and of Mr.. Russell Lowell, to whose
letter we have referred. Indeed, an English
man must be hopelessly iinsular, who can
think of citizen of the United States as
stranger, much more as aaforeigner; and an
American must be deeply affected wi tn
spread-eagleism who looks on Eng land as
other than his parent country. 1t Is in
teresting to note the exceeding eagerness of
all refined and thoughtful Americans to
strengthen the intellectual and historical
link that already unites the two peoples on
the two sides of the ocean, Our brethren on
the .other side of the sea have produced
whose charm all the world has recognized,
but they have not produced, and they never
are likely to produce, Shakespeare. Theirs
the future may possibly be, but the past is
share it with US, and we could be glad to
have share in their future"
Gladstone at Nottingham.
LONDON, Oct. 1S.-Ths Congress of the
Liberal federation opened at Nottingham to-
day. Gladstone made speech. His rising
was the signal for loud and prolonged
cheering. He said that the whole system of
government in Ireland required a thorough
Reformation, root and branch. There had
been a break down in the government in an
essentials. A radical change is wanted and
such a change an enfranchised nation alone
could accomplish (Cheers.) He drew a
glowing picture in defence Of his adminis-
tration OF the law in Ireland and elsewhere.
and expressed himself as perfectly CONFIDENT
that if a general election was held immediate-
ly, it would result in the return of Parlia-
ment resolved to do justice to Ireland.
Evictions In KIlross.
DUBLIN, Oct. 1S.-Two families were eyic-
ted ,at Kilross to-day, the evictions being
marked by exciting scenes. The police were
pelted with stones by a mob Of spectators
and were forced to use their batons. Many
were injured. ,E
Disciplinary inquiry into the conduct of
the officers responsible for the Mitchellstown
riot is about to be instituted.
Foreign Notes.
Prince Albert Victor laid the memorial
stone of the Northampton Infrmary yester-
day. Crowds greeted the speakers with
cries of "Hurrah for Bradlaugh"
At meeting of the British Privy Council
yesterday to consider measures for the sun
preston of the National League, no definite
course was adopted. ~